Feather in the Greenwood Wind

[Verse 1] Through the bramble and the bending yew Where the dusk still drinks the morning dew A whisper walks in boots of green Where no man swears he's ever been Coins may sleep in a velvet hand But not for long in this woodland land For laughter slips through oak and thorn Like a secret vow the trees have sworn [Chorus] Oh, feather in the greenwood wind You never stay, you never sin You take from pride, you leave a grin Then vanish where the leaves begin [Verse 2] A shadow stitched in twilight thread With foxglove crown upon his head He knows the paths the map denies And reads the truth in owls’ eyes The lords may dine on silver plates While hunger lingers at their gates But somewhere deep in moss and bark The scales are tipped in forest dark [Chorus] Oh, feather in the greenwood wind You never bow, you never bend A purse grows light, a fire burns bright For those who fade into the night [Bridge] No name to carve, no cross to bear Just wind-told tales in autumn air A bowstring hums, then silence sings Of unseen hands and borrowed things [Final Chorus] Oh, feather in the greenwood wind A ghost, a joke, a forest friend No crown, no throne, no written word Just justice whispered… never heard